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Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Registrations are open for MSSA's MWEB 2014 South African
National LAN Championships.

The MSSA's MWEB 2014 South African National LAN
Championships marks the start of the process of
selecting the 2015 Protea eSports team that will attend
the 7th IeSF World Championships.

It was mentioned at the IeSF's AGM that the IeSF intends
to increase the number of titles at the World
Championships.

Already the MSSA's level of participation has gone from
only two players in 2009 to nine in 2014.

The MSSA remains absolutely committed to sending teams
to all future IeSF World Championships.

Not only will the MSSA send teams to the World
Championships, but the MSSA will also continue with
participating in the ever popular International On-line
Test Matches.

Registrations will close on the 4 December 2014.
Players who wish to compete in any of MSSA's
Championships are advised to complete their annual
registration forms so that they may registered as
Registered Players as soon as possible. Please note that
the MSSA's financial year starts on 1 November, so all
players need to re-register if they intend to
participate in the S A National Championships.

Late entries will be accepted in exceptional
circumstances.

All gamers are reminded that the MSSA's MWEB 2014
South African National LAN Championships are an
open championship.In other words any registered
player is entitled to enter the championship –
no matter where they live, or their category of
membership. If you have any queries, please
contact the MSSA.

Championship Details:

Hosting Club: Tuks Mind sports Club,
Pretoria.

Venue:Springbok Hall,
University of Pretoria.

Date:
6 & 7 December 2014

Entry
Fees: R60.00 per Registered Player
per Period

Computers:
Bring your own. Please ensure that
all game updates are done prior to
arrival.

Schedule:
The LAN Schedule for all 2014 is:

SATURDAY:

Time

StarCraft II

Call of Duty:
Ghosts

League of Legends
(LoL)

Hearthstone

09H00

Round 1 Starts

Round 1 Starts

Round 1 Starts

Round 1 Starts

09H45

Round 2 Starts

Round
1 Continues

Round 1 Continues

Round 1 Continues

10H30

Round 3 Starts

Round
2 Starts

Round 2 Starts

Round 2 Starts

11H15

Round 4 Starts

Round
2 Continues

Round 2 Continues

Round 2 Continues

12H00

Round 5 Starts

Round
3 Starts

Round 3 Starts

Round 3 Starts

12H45

Round 3 Continues

Round 3 Continues

Round 3Continues

13H00

LUNCH

Time

TEKKEN TTII

Call of Duty:
Ghosts

LoL (continued)

Hearthstone
(continued)

14H00

Round 1 Starts

Round 4 Starts

Round 4 Starts

Round 4 Starts

14H45

Round 2 Starts

Round
4 Continues

Round 4 Continues

Round 4 Continues

15H30

Round 3 Starts

Round
5 Starts

Round 5 Starts

Round 5 Starts

16H15

Round 4 Starts

Round
5 Continues

Round 5 Continues

Round 5 Continues

17H00

Round 5 Starts

18H00

Awards Ceremony

19H00

Doors Close

SUNDAY:

Time

Dota

CounterStrike

OSU

FIFA '14

09H00

Round 1 Starts

Round 1 Starts

Round 1 Starts

Round 1 Starts

09H45

Round 1 Continues

Round
1 Continues

Round 1 Continues

Round 2 Starts

10H30

Round 2 Starts

Round
2 Starts

Round 2 Starts

Round 3 Starts

11H15

Round 2 Continues

Round
2 Continues

Round 2 Continues

Round 4 Starts

12H00

Round 3 Starts

Round
3 Starts

Round 3 Starts

Round 5 Starts

12H45

Round 3 Continues

Round 3 Continues

Round 3 Continues

13H00

LUNCH

Time

Dota (continued)

CounterStrike
(continued)

OSU

14H00

Round 4 Starts

Round 4 Starts

Round 4 Starts

14H45

Round 4 Continues

Round
4 Continues

Round 4 Continues

15H30

Round 5 Starts

Round
5 Starts

Round 5 Starts

16H15

Round 5 Continues

Round
5 Continues

Round 5 Continues

17H00

18H00

Awards Ceremony

19H00

Doors Close

Rules and Regulations: All Rules and
Regulations pertaining to eSports are
available from the MSSA. Players are
strongly advised to familiarise themselves
with the LAN League Bylaws and all Period
Specific Rules. If any Player wishes to
provide advice regarding the drafting of the
Period Specific Rules they are encouraged to
contact the eSBoC who will take all comments
into account.

The following
Medals may be awarded at the MSSA's MWEB 2014
South African National LAN Championships:

PREMIER:
Medals shall be awarded to the first three
players who are registered players.

SCHOLARS:
Medals shall be awarded to the first three
high school scholars, provided they have
not received any Premier medals.

UNIVERSITY:Medals
shall be awarded to the first three
players who are currently registered at
any officially recognised University,
provided the players have not received any
Premier Medals.

WOMEN:
Women will be awarded medals as per the
same basis as above, that is in all three
categories.

Colours and
National Team Trials:

National
Colours: All Players that win all of
their Matches at a National Championship
will earn National Colours.

Provincial
Colours: All Players that win all of
their Matches at a Provincial Championship
will earn Provincial Colours. All Players
who score within the top 50% in a specific
Period at a Provincial Championship, and
who also score within the top 50% at a
National Championship in the same period
and in the same year, will earn Provincial
Colours.

National
Team Trials: All Players that score
within the top 20% or top three places,
whichever is greater, in a specific Period
at a Provincial or National Championship
will earn an invitation to National Team
Trials. National Team Trials shall be held
in the event that a National Team must be
selected to represent South Africa when
competing in such Period in an
International Championship.

Please note that the
MSSA does not carry stock of shirts that
are awarded. Registered Players who are
awarded colours will thus be awarded at an
event that they attend after being so
awarded.

The next provincial; event is: The North
West Championships that shall be held on 7
& 8 March 2015.